School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)
- Location:
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Berchmans
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- 17-5' 38Bread.In former times the people of this country were forced to make all their bread from wheat, and very often when short of wheat potatoes were used. During the famine period over a century ago the people had to resort to many methods of baking, and had to use the most primitive ways of preparing their food.
The most common of these methods was the round pot, which is known as a bastible. Water was used for mixing the dough as milk at that time was very scarce. Before placing the dough on the fire there was a cross cut on the top of the cake.
Black bread was also made in this district in olden times. When they were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lily Linehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr James Looney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
